Michael Baumgartner
Conservative
Republican
House Representative
Washington - District 5
Current Position: US House Representative WA-5
Running For: House Representative - District 5
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For large-scale tax cuts including eliminating federal taxes on tips, eliminating taxes on overtime pay, a $6,000 tax deduction for seniors on Social Security, making auto loan interest tax-deductible for American-made cars, and creating $1,000 child savings accounts
Business & Labor
- For the Farm Bill prioritizing local growers, expanding trade with Asia, and protecting family farms from estate/double taxation
Health Care
- For VA reforms to speed up medical research and improve veterans' care
Education
- For the DETERRENT Act to end foreign adversarial gifts and influence at U.S. colleges and universities
Environment
- For preserving the Lower Snake River Dams; against the Biden-era salmon agreement that threatened dam removal
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For border wall funding, increased border patrol, and ending catch-and-release policies; supported the Laken Riley Act to detain dangerous illegal immigrants
- For the U.S. operation to capture and remove Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro
Public Safety
- For the HALT Fentanyl Act to crack down on fentanyl trafficking